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- 384: Don't Fear the Laser
With Myke on assignment, Dan Moren joins Jason to discuss the features Apple hasn't yet delivered in 2021 and its product lineup for 2022. Then Jason breaks down the new e-readers you could use to read one of Dan's novels.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Snell's law - Wikipedia First Apple Mixed Reality Headset Rumored to Focus on Gaming, Media, and Communication - MacRumors iPad Pro With Wireless Charging, iPad Air 5, and iPad 10 Reported to Debut in 2022 - MacRumors 2022 Apple Watch Lineup Rumored to Include New Apple Watch SE and 'Rugged' Model for Sports - MacRumors Apple Planning Five New Macs for 2022, Including Entry-Level MacBook Pro Refresh - MacRumors Nominate for the Upgradies Apple is running out of time to deliver on its 2021 promises | Macworld macOS Monterey Universal Control: Why it's late | Macworld Brother HL2280DW Support 2021 e-reader roundup: Kobo Sage, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Paperwhite reviews – Six Colors How Kobo beats Kindle on library books – Six Colors Which e-reader should you buy? – Six Colors Dan Moren The Nova Incident | Dan Moren The Rebound: A tech podcast1 hr 41 min - 383: Dongletown Hotel
Myke checks in from mid-vacation to discuss his visit with Jason, and shares some observations from his first extended travel in a couple of years. Then Jason takes a deep dive into his adventures Shortcuts on the Mac. And there's still time to discuss Mac AirPlay quirks and Apple lawsuits!
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Jason and Myke back together – Twitter Give the Gift of Relay FM Submit your Upgrades Nominations Upgradies Hall of Fame Apple sues NSO Group to curb the abuse of state-sponsored spyware - Apple Apple sues NSO Group for attacking iOS users - 9to5Mac Apple sues spyware maker NSO Group – Six Colors Qualcomm has an exclusivity deal with Microsoft for Windows on ARM – Six Colors “We are giddy”—interviewing Apple about its Mac silicon revolution | Ars Technica Smart Case for New Apple AirPods Max Supports Sleep Mode – Amazon Amazon.com: USB C Charger TECKNET Building cross-platform shortcuts – Six Colors Tip: Make Shortcuts into Mac Apps (sort of) – Six Colors The Template Gun meets Shortcuts – Six Colors Shortcuts makes my Mac user automations portable – Six Colors Help a Mac automation find Focus – Six Colors Exporting Links from Safari Reading List via Shortcuts for Mac - MacStories 1800 miles (with shortcuts) in a Tesla Model 3 – Six Colors Toolbox Pro1 hr 23 min - 382: Hey Car, Stop
Apple's car project is back in the news, but is the company's ambition in this area unrealistic? Also: Qualcomm spoils Apple's modem move, Apple employees get a new date to return to work, and there's some good news about the repairability of Apple products.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Aerial Qualcomm expects to lose Apple’s business – Six Colors Apple Accused of Not Doing Enough to Comply With South Korean App Store Law - MacRumors A HomePod mini on my desk – Six Colors ATP 458: This Is Not Your First Plane Crash — Accidental Tech Podcast Apple pushes back return to office plan to February – NBC News Apple posts internal memo affirming employees' right to discuss pay – NBC News Apple Worker Who Led Protest Movement Is Leaving After Settlement - Bloomberg Apple announces Self Service Repair - Apple Apple's Answer to Right-to-Repair – Tech News Weekly - Twit Connected #372: WhatsApp beta 2.21.24.5: What’s New? - Relay FM The Test Drivers #44: Do You Know Who I Am? - Relay FM 2021 MacBook Pro Teardown: A Glimpse at a Better Timeline | iFixit News Apple Aims for Fully Self-Driving Car - Bloomberg Apple Car: Nobody’s at the wheel? – Six Colors Beddit Sleep Monitor1 hr 21 min - 381: Get Used to Disappointment
Apple's done releasing products for the year, but that hasn't stopped the company from revising a child-protection feature, trying to avoid letting developers add links to their apps, launching a new service targeted at small businesses, and welcoming a new Netflix game catalog to the App Store. If you like that sort of thing.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. The Steerswoman (The Steerswoman, #1) by Rosemary Kirstein A Deadly Education (The Scholomance, #1) by Naomi Novik A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab City of Stairs (The Divine Cities, #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett iOS 15.2 beta 2 includes new communication safety feature in Messages - 9to5Mac Everything New in iOS 15.2 Beta 2: Legacy Contacts, Hide My Email Improvements, and More - MacRumors Playdate Owners Update #1 Judge orders Apple to allow external payment options for App Store by December 9th, denying stay - The Verge Apple reaches out to small businesses via new Business Essentials service – Six Colors Jamf CEO welcomes Apple Business Essentials | Computerworld Netflix begins to roll out games – Six Colors Netflix launches its first selection of games on iPhone and iPad, sign up using Apple In-App Purchase - 9to5Mac Downstream #3: Snackable Trash - Relay FM Rebuilding my smart home: Sensors active – Six Colors Caseta by Lutron Keychron Q1 Build with Jason and Stephen! -- Friday Keyboard Club - YouTube1 hr 14 min - 380: Hey Self, Don't Do It!
Now that the M1 Pro and M1 Max have arrived, we turn our attention to the future of Apple silicon in 2022 and beyond. Will there be new chips every year, or is that too rapid a pace? Also, we've spent another week with the new MacBook Pro, Google makes a daring legal move in Korea, and we take the long view on Apple's record fiscal year.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Fun with Charts: Apple’s fiscal year in review – Six Colors John Skipper, Dan Le Batard's Meadowlark Media Sets Apple Deal - Variety 'Schitt's Creek' Alum Eugene Levy to Host Travel Series for Apple - Variety Apple debuts new original podcast, the true crime series 'Hooked' - 9to5Mac Apple’s Road Map for Mac Chips Shows Likely Advantage Over Intel — The Information 3nm Mac and iPhone chips coming as soon as 2023, Apple Silicon roadmap leaps ahead of Intel - 9to5Mac Review: The 14-inch MacBook Pro Resets the Timeline – 512 Pixels M1 Max MacBook Pro Review: Truly Next Level! - MKBHD - YouTube Google Developers Korea Blog: Enabling alternative billing systems for users in South Korea Daring Fireball: Google Announces Plan for Compliance With South Korean 'App Stores Must Offer Alternative In-App Payments' Law, and It's Something Google lowers Play Store fees for subscriptions and music streaming apps - The Verge Google’s South Korea Plan, No Duty to Deal, Developer Versus Customer Choice – Stratechery by Ben Thompson1 hr 30 min - 379: They Feed on Memory Bandwidth
We're joined by Apple VPs Tom Boger and Tim Millet to discuss Apple's chip-design philosophy and how it factored into the company's first high-end Mac chips, the M1 Pro and M1 Max. Also, Jason and Myke discuss Apple's latest record quarterly results and Myke takes delivery of his new MacBook Pro.
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Guest Starring:Tim Millet and Tom Boger
Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Upgrade Merch | Cotton Bureau macOS Monterey Review: Seeking harmony, but a work in progress – Six Colors Building cross-platform shortcuts – Six Colors Apple announces record fourth quarter – Six Colors Why Apple's record quarter has everyone worried | Macworld Amazon.com: USB C Magnetic Charger Charging Cable1 hr 30 min - 378: The Maximum Macintosh
Jason's spent the last week with the new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Max processor, and we've got his in-depth review. And at last, Jason and Myke both review the new Apple Watch Series 7.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Get your Upgrade Merch now! Available for a limited time only. Apple Rumored to Launch 27-Inch Mini-LED iMac With ProMotion in Early 2022 - MacRumors Gurman: Apple Event in November Unlikely, New MacBook Air With Biggest Redesign Since 2010 to Launch Next Year - MacRumors Upgrade #326: The M1 Macs: Interview and Review - Relay FM WATCH: Anthony Hopkins Stars in Mythic Quest Renewal Video – Vulture Ted Lasso Boss, Brett Goldstein, Jason Segal Team for Apple Comedy – The Hollywood Reporter The Incomparable | Discotheques in Disused Churches (Episode 586) 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack – Six Colors Apple Says High Power Mode on 16-Inch MacBook Pro With M1 Max Designed for Tasks Like Color Grading 8K ProRes Video - MacRumors Exile from Dongletown – Six Colors The Mac Pro is an important symbol, but you probably shouldn’t buy it Gadget Review - VideoGuide1 hr 31 min - 377: Most Importantly, Compressor
The new MacBook Pros are here! Jason and Myke break down what's new with Apple's pro laptops, welcome the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, and even devote a little time to new AirPods and colorful HomePods. Also, Myke's wallet is a little bit lighter.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. Upgrade Logo Merch – Limited time only! The Upgrade October 2021 Event Draft Scorecard Needs repair: A 5K iMac with spider retention issues – Six Colors Steve Troughton-Smith on Twitter: More Safari Changes1 hr 23 min - 376: The 2021 October Event Draft
Surprise! Jason and Myke predict what will happen at next week's Apple media event. What ports will be on the much-rumored MacBook Pro? Will it appear in familiar colors, or will Apple branch out and offer something new? Will we see updates to the Mac mini, new AirPods, or--dare we dream--an affordable external display? It's all to play for.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. The Upgrade October 2021 Event Draft Scorecard1 hr 6 min - 375: My Watch Is My Cake
Apple Watch Series 7 pre-orders lead to more Apple color confusion, Apple's App Store rules may need to skate to a puck that's headed for a courtroom, and Myke takes his iPad mini on a train.
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Links and Show Notes: Get Upgrade+. More content, no ads. iOS 15.1 beta 3 adds new 'Auto Macro' toggle for disabling camera switching - 9to5Mac Halide 2.5 Adds New Macro Mode - MacStories Halide Mark II - Pro Camera on the App Store Foundation is getting a second season on Apple TV Plus - The Verge WandaVision’s Agatha Harkness getting a Disney Plus spinoff - Polygon Apple Will Build 550K-Square-Foot Campus Straddling LA, Culver City - Variety Downstream #1: Movies are Back! Movies are Dead! - Relay FM Some Customers Unhappy With Apple Watch Series 7 Color Options - MacRumors Paddle Plans to Launch Alternative In-App Purchase System on iOS That Circumvents Apple's Fees - MacRumors Apple Japanese antitrust investigation opens as another closes - 9to5Mac Dutch watchdog finds Apple app store payment rules anti-competitive - sources | Reuters Apple Files Appeal in Epic Games Lawsuit, Asks to Delay App Store Changes - MacRumors Under the Gavel: Antitrust concerns are here, there, everywhere – Six Colors A decade later, Steve Jobs is still paving Apple's path to success | Macworld Safari Extensions for iOS and iPadOS 15: A Roundup of Our Favorites - MacStories Football is Life - a podcast from The Incomparable1 hr 10 min
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Upgrade looks at how technology shapes our lives, from the devices in our hands and pockets to the streaming services that keep us entertained. Hosted by Jason Snell and Myke Hurley.
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